Potton
Parish in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.132, -0.217 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 22 49 |
| Population: | 4,870 |
| Dialling code: | 01767 (Sandy) |
The small market town and civil parish of Potton sits in Central Bedfordshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire border and just a few miles from Sandy and Biggleswade. It still shows its market-town roots in a compact centre of older buildings and a medieval parish church, giving a villagey feel alongside more recent housing developments.
Locally there are independent shops, pubs, community groups and a small industrial estate, and many residents commute to nearby centres such as Cambridge and Bedford. The surrounding arable countryside and quiet lanes are popular with walkers and cyclists, while annual events, sports clubs and volunteer initiatives help sustain a strong local community spirit.
Postcode districts covering Potton
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Luton 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Cambridge 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Bedford 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Stevenage 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Welwyn Garden City 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Dunstable 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Wellingborough 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Bletchley 24.3 miles39 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 23.6 miles38 km
- Bishop's Stortford 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Rushden 19.2 miles30.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Potton Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Sutton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Everton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Gamlingay Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Wrestlingworth Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Waresley-cum-Tetworth Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Sandy Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Beeston Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Dunton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Waresley Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Biggleswade Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Potton
SG19 2PX, SG19 2NY, SG19 2XU, SG19 2FA, SG19 2QH, SG19 2RP, SG19 2QZ, SG19 2QR, SG19 2RJ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Stansted Airport 25.7 miles41.3 km
- Sandy Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Biggleswade Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
Hotels near Potton Ad
- The Willows Training Centre 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Eaton Oak 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Crown Pub, Dining & Rooms 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge West Cambourne 3 8.7 miles14 km
- The Woodlands Event Centre 6 miles9.7 km
- The Waterfront Hotel Spa & Golf 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Stratton Cottage Guesthouse 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Stay Inn Express 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 8.8 miles14.2 km
Local points of interest
- Hayley Wood Forest 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Moot Hall Museum 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Wrest House Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 12.5 miles20.1 km
- British School Museum Museum 13.1 miles21 km
- Huntingdon Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Redbourne College College 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 14.3 miles23 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 15 miles24.2 km
- University of Cambridge University 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Trinity College College 15.1 miles24.3 km